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In this sketch by Marguerite Martyn, the College Club of St. Louis was in rehearsal for “The Amazons,” a play by Arthur Wing Pinero, in which all the parts were played by women, April 1910. Cross-gender acting, also called cross-gender casting or cross-casting, refers to actors or actresses portraying a character of the opposite sex.
The exterior of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in 2009. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is an organization in Denver, Colorado which provides a showcase for live theatre, a nurturing ground for new plays, a preferred stop on the Broadway touring circuit, acting classes for the community and rental facilities. It was ...
Fillmore Auditorium. The Fillmore Auditorium (often known as The Fillmore Denver) is a concert venue located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Denver, Colorado. Since opening in 1907, the venue has hosted numerous functions both private and public. It holds the title of the largest indoor venue for general admission seating in Colorado.
Cross-dressing is cited as an abomination in the Bible in the book of Deuteronomy (22:5), which states: "A woman must not wear men's clothing, nor a man wear women's clothing, for the Lord your God detests anyone who does this", [ 8] but as Aquinas noted above this principle was interpreted to be based on context.
Blake Lively's new movie may now be in theaters, but that doesn't mean her floral-themed outfits are stopping anytime soon.. On Friday, Aug. 9, the actress, 36, looked regal in a sophisticated ...
An entire cross-dressing genre of operatic roles, called "breeches roles" (aka trouser or pants roles) or travesti. These are male roles performed by women, typically mezzo-sopranos but occasionally by sopranos. Some female opera singers specialize in these types of roles. One artistic reason for breeches roles was that some storylines included ...
Melanie Griffith just got on board with the sheer dress trend. The 58-year-old actress defied age on Wednesday night when she hit an event in Los Angeles wearing a sheer dress without a bra. The ...
David Henry Hwang's 1988 play M. Butterfly focuses on a love affair between a French diplomat and a male Beijing opera singer who plays dan, or female, roles. Dr. Frank 'n' Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show wore nothing but women's clothing the entire film/play. In The Drew Carey Show, Drew's brother, Steve Carey, is a cross-dresser.